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H.R. 5893 119th Congress House

GUARD Act

Official title: To provide funding for administrative expenses of the Social Security Administration during any lapse in appropriations during fiscal year 2026, to require tha… Show full official titleShow less

Official title: To provide funding for administrative expenses of the Social Security Administration during any lapse in appropriations during fiscal year 2026, to require that the Social Security Administration be responsive to Congressional offices during such a lapse in appropriations, and for other purposes.

Introduced: October 31, 2025 Introduced by: Emilia Strong Sykes Democratic · Ohio See on congress.gov
Social Welfare
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Referred to the Committee on Appropriations, and in addition to the Committee on Ways and Means, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
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Referred to the Committee on Appropriations, and in addition to the Committee on Ways and Means, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Guaranteed Uninterrupted Access to Retiree Disbursements Act or the GUARD Act

This bill provides FY2026 appropriations to the Social Security Administration (SSA) for administrative expenses during any period in which interim or full-year appropriations for FY2026 are not in effect.

During a lapse in appropriations for FY2026, the bill also requires SSA to carry out functions that it would carry out in the absence of such a lapse, including responding to communications from congressional offices. 

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Bresnahan, Robert P.
Pennsylvania · Oct 31, 2025
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 5893: GUARD Act. 119th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/119-HR-5893/
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"H.R. 5893: GUARD Act." 119th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/119-HR-5893/.
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H.R. 5893, 119th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/119-HR-5893/.
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